The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-05

MASCULINE DRESS.
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I must confess that l have given
very little thought to the subject q
mans dress. but ! can say that
think the present styles OF gentle
mems dress are. for the most part UNI
graceful. the cut being bad. and the
cobrs cold. The nearest approach TO
beauty Is the uniform Of the Prussian
officers This comprises tight trous-
ers, . coat closely fitting the form and
cav colorS The Austrian officers
also have . beautiful uniform u
men. in their ordinary dress. con-
formed to such an attire a. this Il
would be more agreeable 70 those who
have to look 1t them-
As for evening dress. ! SEQ no rea-
son Why the court dress-knee-
breeches. silk stockings. frilled shirt.
diamond buckles and all the rest OF
such paraphernalia-- should not be
adopted. II IL certainly picturesque
and beautiful. and the objection
which has been been made to II can
not hold good. were il kept exclu'
sively for evening wear.
Il has been contended that the court
dress Is unsuited for . work-a-day life
By evening the working part a the
day il over. and the gentleman trans
formed thus from the garb to the but
terny, would treble his chances with
the ladies by making himself thai
.thing Of beauty" which. according
to the poet. is Joy forever." Ths
only objection which ] could find Z
such change would be that ever,
body would be getting married. Thu
worst looking and most commonplace
Of men would be vastly improved b,
such = costume. and could scarcei.
| fail TO secure wife. Will those q
whom nature had been more generou
would be bored BY attentions from tn
fair sex worse than even poor acto
Montague was.
There was a movement In favor Q
knee breeches some years ago an
they were adopted 10 some extent
evening assemblies. but the critic
were too much for them
Englishmen dress better than Amer
leans. because they dress more suitably
| An Englishman has his morning Goa
his afternoon coat. and his evenin
coat. and OF course his other clothes
correspond For other occasions
has appropriate costumes. a.. for 4
stance. the scarlet coat for the huntin
field. the Norfolk jacket for COUNT
wear and boating. and the tennis sui
II Sack-coats are very ugly. and froc
coafs are not much better. but su
, | pose the ordinary business suit j.
we'll fitted for the use that an ordina
man makes Of Il in the business day
/, any other that could be devised. II
the evening dress Of conventional bia'
, thar l find 50 unnecessarily revoltin
. | WHY a man. when he arrays himss
sor Z festive occasion. should want
! look - much like his butler or his q
|, dertaker. rs possible, i past my col
prehension- Why. . group Of gent
: men at ceremonious evening gath'
: inc are as much alike - . row
crows!
: At evening parties they now wear
A sort Of sack dress-coat. which - tole'
HE and white waistccats are beginni
!, 20 be seen again This Is slight !
I provement. and We may yet see m
!, alfred in such : way that the dr.
y shall proclaim the man.
II Il sometimes asked what Is
difference between well-dressed g
tleman and . dude. II seems 70
a that there Il . psychological side
= this oucstion. What influence d.
a dress have upon two different kinds
menp The dude Is part Of his dr.
!. while the dress i part Of the gent
u nan. That Is. the gentleman Is ca
uncenscious Of his cjothing-do
mates IL in fact We AL remember
- answer 10 Dundreary's conundrum {
the dog "wsggled'' his tail beca
the dog was stronger than the :
- Otherwise the tail would waggie
: dog.
r. II Il something the same with dr.
ID A gentleman wears good clothes
he urally, while. 70 give the definition
Herr Teufelsdrockh. : dude II
N, clothes-wearing man. : man vi
trade, Office and existence ccnsis
We the wearing Of clothes Every FAC
q his soul. spirit pulse and perscs
heroicalIy conse<fated 20 this one
iect, the wearing Of clothes wisely
nd well; % that, ~ others dress 70
| Il he lives 10 dressL Dora Wheeler
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